Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

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Therefore, we present the verse of the Holy Quran in support and confirmation of the above Hadis:

For had it not been Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down (22:40)

Therefore, from the above verse it becomes clear that the purpose and aim of Jihad against Kuffaar is only the protection and security of the mosques and places of worship and the religious and spiritual assemblies and gatherings and these things are with the ultimate and real purpose of "wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned (22:40)" so that here the Name of Allah can be remembered in abundance. Hence, ways and means cannot be at all better than the realm motive. Another Hadis is:

The Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam said that: there is nothing more effective a thing than the Zikr of Allah that can provide deliverance against the Punishment of Allah Almighty. The Holy Companions humbly asked that if even Jihad is not the avoider of this Punishment. he said that no. Not even Jihad even if you become pieces with blows of swords.

The Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam said that: The People of Eden will never repent for the loss of any other thing except for that moment and breath which was missed by them in world without remembering God Almighty.

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HADIS

(Saying of the Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam)

O My slave! That moment in which you remembered Me, you expressed Thanks to Me. And that moment which you spent in neglectfulness and did not remember Me, you showed the Disbelief in My Bounty.

He, who is heedless against the Remembrance of Allah even for a moment,

He becomes Kaafir in that moment, and his Kufr is invisible.

[Jalal ud Din Rumi]

The Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam said that: Once Musa asked Allah that O my Lord! If You are nearer me, should I call you in low voice and if You are away from me, should I call You aloud because O my Lord! I hear Your glorious voice but You are not seen by me. So, please just tell me this that where do You live. Allah Almighty replied that O Musa! I am present everywhere around you. When some Slave of Mine remembers Me, I sit near him and when he calls Me, I am with him.

Allah Almighty sent Revelation (Wahi) to Musa that O Musa! If you want that, I should live with you in your house. Listening this, Musa fell in prostration with happiness and said that O Allah! How will You live with me in my house? Allah Almighty said that O Musa! Do you not know that sit with him who remembers me and whenever My slave searches for Me, he finds Me.